Dolphins

A baby dolphin was rescued last Friday after it got stuck in a plastic bag near the Fort Itaipu in Praia Grande on the coast of São Paulo, Brazil. After the mammal was returned to the sea it jumped out of the water as in a gesture of thanks to its rescuers.

A male dolphin calf was born at Discovery Cove in Orlando Monday, February 25, at 10:05 pm. The calf now weighs approximately 44 pounds and is 44 inches long. He is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, both a good indication that the calf is doing well. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000.

A 3 ½ foot-long, 35-pound dolphin was born at Discovery Cove on Friday, November 30 at 10:22 a.m.

This birth is notable because it marks the first time a dolphin at Discovery Cove has successfully given birth to a calf conceived through the use of “sperm-sexing” research, which involves separating sperm carrying a female-producing X chromosome from sperm carrying a male-producing Y chromosome.

The female calf is continuing to develop, nurse and bond with its mother; both are doing well. This is the 25th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000. Discovery Cove’s parent company, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, has one of the most successful dolphin breeding programs in the world.

In this video you can see how a dolphin named Keo gives birth to her calf at the Dolphin Quest in Hawaii. Mother and child are both doing well. The female calf began nursing within four hours of birth.